Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Afropomus balanoidea (Afropomus balanoideus), recorded as Endangered
Afropomus balanoidea (Afropomus balanoideus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Afropomus balanoidea

Afropomus balanoideus

Afropomus balanoidea is a gastropod in the family Ampullariidae (order Architaenioglossa) — Afropomus balanoideus, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Afropomus balanoideus
Taxonomy
Gastropoda · Architaenioglossa · Ampullariidae · Afropomus

Appearance

The shape of the shell is ovate. The width of the shell is 20 mm. The height of the shell is 22–23 mm.

Range and habitat

No country pin is stored for Afropomus balanoidea on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Snails move on a single foot and feed with a rasping tongue. Island and spring species rarely recolonise once the site is emptied.

In crisis

Afropomus balanoidea is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Afropomus balanoidea, Wikidata item Q3237643. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Afropomus balanoidea?
Afropomus balanoidea is a gastropod in the family Ampullariidae (order Architaenioglossa) — Afropomus balanoideus.
What is the conservation status of Afropomus balanoidea?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Afropomus balanoideus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Afropomus balanoidea live?
Afropomus balanoidea is a freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Ampullariidae (apple snails).
Why is Afropomus balanoidea in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Afropomus balanoideus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Afropomus balanoidea a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.